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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY
One of the Early Settlers of
Tennessee Set Right.

From the Knoxville Journal: In
justice to the memory of Col, John
Upton and his descendants, | think
it proper to make statement of facts,
as given to me by my father, Jona-
than Upton, one Of the youngest sons
of Col. John, in his life time, in regard
to the war between his father and Gov.
John Sewer, in the early history of
East Tennessee, and ask that you give
this statement one insertion in your
paper, towit That two errors were
made by Haywood in his history of
North Carolina after this was, and has
been copied into Ramsey's Annals of
of Tennessee, and other historic, viz !:
That Upton captured Sewers men,
including three OF the latters sons,
and was about to put them to death,
but learning that Sewer had three OF
his sons prisoners, he relented with
tears in his eyes, and proposed an ex-
change of prisoners.
Secondly. 1t is statded that Sc
vier was taken to North Carolina for
trial, and being taken to the court
house at night, horse was in wait
ing, upon which the governor made
his escape. My father, who was
about twelve years old at that time,
stated to me in his lifetime that Col.
John, his father, had always during
his life, when talking upon that sub
ject, said that when he captured Sc
vier's men, including his three sons,
that two brothers by the name Of
Webb, whose brother had been killed
by Sewers men, did want to kill the
young Sewer that he told the Webb s
they we're his prisoners, entitled to
his protection that such an act
would be permitted by him under any
circumstance, and that Sewer did not
have Tipton's sons or any one OF
them prisoner at any time during
said war. As to the second error his
father said that he started Governor
Sewer to North Carolina for trial
under two Of a guard, and that
Sewer escaped in the mountains on
the way, and did not get to the court
house as stated in history, which ap-
pears to have been written it the in
terest OF Governor Sewer and no cor
rections having been made, have Of
course been accepted as facts, to the
prejudice of Col. John Upton and
descendants and should have been
long since corrected but the general
character OF both Upton and Sewer
having been that of honorable, brave
and magnanimous men, haste has not
been deemed necessary, and now be-
cause of my advanced age, and be-
ing the next youngest of the only three
grandsons living of the said Col John
Upton, and that justice may be done
to his memory. Respectfully,
]. G. Upton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11
Put the Saloon out of Law

High or low license will not correct
the evil it only serves to make it
respectable, and gives a justification
to the rum-seller for his otherwise Grim
inal business. Here's a death dealing
traffic to which you have been Civ
ing your appreciation, and lending
your influence. Stop trying to trim
and regulate this deadly upas tree.
Don't touch it unless yon exterminate
it. Take the axe of Prohibition and
cut it down root out every particle of
it until nothing remains but its hate
full memory.
Let the law come in and protect
men from themselves. Let it abso-
lutely forbid the sale of intoxicating
liquors. Make itimpossible it for man
to buy liquor to drink. Let law over
throw the disgraceful traffic and not
sanction it by legal indulgence.
Intemperance is not a crime that
the law cannot reach. 1t can punish
man for getting drunk, if he makes
himself obnoxious in the streets; then
why should not the law go further
and put stop to all drunkenness?
In Prohibition lies the happiness of
our homes, the prosperity of our peo.
pie, the safeguard of our young men.
and the welfare of the Christian
church. It's a banner worth fighting
under; and it is banner on which is
inscribed, prohibition our high Am.
bition. w. jennings DemoreSt.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11
The Texas PrOhibitiOnists.

CALVES ON, August 5.-The latest
returns received here from over 500
voting precincts clearly indicated that
the Prohibition amendment has been
defeated by a majority ranging from
$4,000 to 60,000 Enthusiastic anti
Prohibitionists claim that this will be
increased $4,000.
All the other amendments have un-
doubtedly been carried, except the one
extending the time of the sitting Of
the Legislature from sixty to ninety
days and making the pay of members
So per day for the latter period, instead
of for sixty days, as is now the law.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11
WHOLE NO. ia
A PRINTERS REPORT.
How He Described u Militia
Drill i'm Composing Room
Lingo.

From the Houston Post.
One day during the encampment
the managing editor found he was
short man to report part OF the pro-
ceedings on the grounds. Spying the
foreman of the composing room, he
requested him to take notes of a COM
pany drill and this is the way he did
lit.
promptly at 4 o'clock the company
marched upon the ground and were
received by burst Of applause. I'M
mediately the father OF the chapel call
ed time and foreman of the company
began to ca1l off by slugs. When he
called out Slug l they unfxed bayo.
netsSand kept on through the manual
by numbers. The company was made
up OF numerous wrong fonts, there be-
ing plea man alongside OF a minion
Gne and a brewer boy alongside of a
nonpareil one. In company front the
line was very unevenly justified, there
beng a three-em space between some
members, while between others there
was a three-em quad, In platoon
movements the fellow who acted as
right hyphen slipped below the line
and all three of the proof-readers COM
menced to mark errols. In wheeling
lett in circle one handful got badly
squabbled and when they went to call
off a phalanx Of four to send to the
front and centre the whole form got
pied and the proof-readers and COPY
holder again got their work in. In
marching in columes of fours another
bad company error was made. Some
thought they had got a price-and.a-
half table off the file, while others eyi-
IDENTIFY thought they had struck four
columes of figures and words and put
IN period when they should only
have used comma, in making time
around the drill ground. When the
assistant foreman was ordered to make
up four-page form, he made seri-
GUS error, having only plea between
two pages, while between
others there was four-line plea. In
marching in double-rank the first
three lines were solid, while the re-
mainder were loaded and double-lead-
ed, which is not in accordance with
tactics. The foreman, assistant fore
man, proof-readers and copy-holder all
had column rules, which some of them
brandished finely. After the three
United States proof-readers were
thought making errors the company
passed out amid storm of applause.
Time, y minutes, 1-64 seconds"
And he drank nothing but beer, Ell
ther.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11
Railroad Notes.

Owing to the continued rains for
the past week, work in this vicinity on
the railroad is practically suspended.
Even should the weather now clear
up the work Of grading could not be
resumed before next Monday, so thor
oughly is the ground saturated with
water.
Capt. Lewis is working on the
bridges that will cross the Chester and
Pickney roads near town. The Pick
ney road bridge is now nearly finish
ed. That on the Chester road will
cross the track Of the c., G. & G. Rail
road, and for ample accommodation of
the public will be sixteen feet in width
The bridge across the Pickney road is
for the track of the railroad. Those
travelling on the highway will pass un-
der the bridge.
The Columbia Register Of yesterday
has the following "Col R. A. john
son, General Manager of the Massachu-
setts and Southern Construction @ Com
pany Senator M. G. Butler; w. G..
Mcintyre, Esq, of Springfield, Mass +;
Col. j. d, Blaming, of Sumter; Col.
P. H. Nelson, of Camden, and others
connected with the road, are in the
city for the purpose Of comforting on
the interest of the enterprise in this
State. They will meet to-day"
The Gastonia, N. c., correspondent
OF the Charlotte Chronicle says {:
Another road is proposed to run from
Gastonia via All-Healing Springs
around the Southern base of Chow
der's mountain, thence via the old re-
nowned, original "All-Healing
Springs" owned by Sparrow, at the
southern base of Kings Mountain,
through the finest timber and mineral
lands in the South, thence near the
famous battle ground and on towards
Hickory Grove in York county, inter
secting the c., G. & c., and thence to
LOckhart's Shoals on Broad river
YOrkville Enquirer of the 8rd.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11
Progress Ut Ashland. Nv.
Especial correspondence Manufacturers Rec

special correspondence Manufacturers Rec
ord
ASHLAND, KY, July 20, 1887.
The Chatteroi Railroad, purchased
by the three C's road, is nearly finished
to the camel coal beds 81 miles south
of Richardson, and will be ready for
business by the first of September
Col J. H. Nerthup, who is in charge
of that road, says that the coal
freights will pay current expenses and
interest on the bonds of this part,
without waiting for the completion OF
the three C's entire line. An en-
gineer corps sent from here has been
at work in "the breaks" three months,
while another from Johnson City has
finished q line from there to the
same point. 1t is now certainty
that there will be a good line between
the two cities. N. M,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11

Contractor George R. Lyons, Of
Brooklyn, who is now is enjoying his
honeymoon somewhere in Canada, is
said to be defaulter in the sum of
$4,000, one'eighth Of which belongs to
some Italians in his employ.
Evangelist Sam Jones will receive
$500 for three days work at Round
Lake, N. Y.-a fact which man ex-
plain why evangelists are springing
up like weeds in May.
Wife-I found ring on the street
to-day. 1t is engraved "F. to NJ"
wonder what that means? Husband
(who is speculator)-Fair tomedium
| suppose.-ChicagO Mail
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11

some of the most terribly grand of all
natural phenomena, she threw stones
into the seething, roaring lava lake
below, and calmly addressed her peo-
ple Jehova is God. He made these
fires. Pele isno god. Have no fear of
her and dare her to do her worst. If
sheoverpowers me then she is God, if
not, Jehovah is God, and you must
serve Him. Then she knelt in prayer.
Has the word, since the days OF Elijah,
seen a grander tset in Gods truth
than was exhibited in this act of a
moral heroine, which, though per-
formed among a heather people, is
worthy ofall honor"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11

Yesterdays morning papers report
ed double murder and suicide in
Camden by one man crazed by liquor /;
attempt at wife murdered by drunken
ness in Germantown, and another
attempt wife murder in the south
ern part of the city by drunken hus-
band, and yet many wonder why
why high license an Prohibition are
making such rapid progress among
the people.-Ptiladelphia Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11
The End Of a Spree.

Every boy who disobeys his mother
may proftably read the terrible story
we are about torelate. John Engberg,
a Brooklyn boy, lost his father when
he was nine years Of age. Johnlearn-
ed the trade OF printer, and became
in due time a journeynlan.
As he grew to ward manhood, the
IoYe of strong drink increased upon
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11

A representative of Greenville city
and county went to Columbia last
Wednesday for the purpose of having
a conference with Col, r. A. Johnson,
general manager of the Three C's, to
ascertain whether the Charleston,
Columbia and Chicago Railroad Co.
would consider certain propositions
which Greenville desired to make.
The general manager listened to the
propositions but would not commit
himself The. Columbia correspond
ent of the NeWS and Courier says it
is understood that Greenville desires a
connection with the Three C's. To
obtain this it is proposed by some Of
the leading men OF Greenville that the
Augusta division of the Three C's
shall run from Augusta to Newberry
from Newberry to Greenville and
from Greenville to Rutherlordton, N
c., where it will connect with the
main line. This route would,o course
leave out Union and the section oI
county between Union and Gaffney
City. 1t is said that the manufactur-
ing industries of Greenvllle wish coal
from the region through which the
Three C's will pass, and that Green
vile considers the Three C's connec,
ton of more importance than any
other connection she can make
Greenville county, it is said, is willing
to subscribe 100000 towards this
road. II this road should be directed
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11

The latest news from McGarigle is
that he walked into a lumber camp on
the lake on Tuesday and asked for a
job as cook.
More trouble is feared in Rowan
County, KY, and the Governor will
send the military and a Gatling gun
to the seat Of war.
President Cleveland has sent $40 in
gold to the Fair Association of Buffa-
10 as prize for the best triplets at the
forthcoming baby show
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11


ca Monday express service was es-
tablished on the G. G. & G. Railroad,
and the express Office was removed
from the Carolina Central depot to
Mr.. j. f. Harris store where it will in
future be kept. Hereafter no express
packages will be delivered at either
depot.-Shelby New Era.
ED. COMET,
Dear Sir:
Whilst don't regard my "Talk
with young teachers" claiming a Sec
ond consideration yet | am like the
old maid who could not rest easy till
she saw all her pets well fed and off to
bed, can not rest till | employ wom-
ans prerogative and fuss little, just
a little, with those terrible typos 1t
is an established fact that some of us
teachers do cover rate" ourselves, but
think it is question open to dis
cussion as to whether we cover ate"
ourselves in the past. We are sup
posed to be more of the etheral and
ideal than the real, aren't we?
think, too, little "cherubs" are darling
creatures, but don't you know l have
searched Webster in vain for a "chrub.' y
He must have overlooked the fact OF
there being such word, don't you
think? You regard it the wiser and
more sensible plan to say 81 do not
sanction affection" than to declare
81 do not,sanction affectation." Tho
wearing that most homely OF all hoods
-spinster-hood-might cause our
| little world to think we did not, we do
sanction effection, regarding it as
noble, beautiful, lovely. Then about
the CHERRY freside." / do not know
whether father was burning cherry as
fuel or whether mother had Just
painted the hearth that bright color
or-or-well, what am / to infer? All
this, however, l. can overlook and
with a Christian spirit, forgive but
when I discover myself wearily avow-
ing; 81 resumed my duties with a
heavy hart" | fail to discover, in ad-
dition, the conn ection precisely. ALI
1t is very deer experience to me.
In days gone by | could hum and
warble "Only Heart" with a very
good grace but now my spirit is crush
ed, crushed. l find l do not possess
such an organ. In the future then
shall have to sit quietly in my corner
and growl "Only piece of Venison P'
0, dear! is there no rest for the
weary? A. LAURIE BURK.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11

in the manner described above it
would doubtless be a great thing for
Greenville, Union would of course
be sorely disappointed if she lost this
valuable connection.-CharloHe Chron-
irLe
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11

ed.-The Debts of the Old
Concern 10 be Paid at
Once--RaPid Work
Under the new
ARA nge-
meMts.
COLUMBIA, August "A special
stockholders meeting OF the Charles
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad
was held in the Grand Central Hotel
to-day. The meeting lasted for about
four hours The general manager,
Col. Johnson, and several OF the di-
rectors we're present.
The consolidation of the Georgia
and Carolina Midland Railroad with
the Three C's was completed. 1t was
decided that this branch should be
called the Augusta division of the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Road, and all the Indebtedness of the
Georgia and Carolina Midland will be
liquidated at once. This should con-
vince any who may have been skepti-
cal that the Charleston, Cincinnati
and Chicago Railroad Company is in
earnest, and the people in the section
of country through which the Augusta
division will run are to he congratu-
lated upon having the Three C's take
hold OF their road.
Resolutions were passed accepting
the Acts of the last Legislatures Of
South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee
and Kentucky favorable to the Three
C's.
President Cox was expected to-day
but did not put in an appearance. 1t
is now very probable that the line on
the Augusta division, from Union to
Gaffney City, will soon be located.
This road is expected to connect with
the main line at or near Forest City,
Rutherford County, N. @. This will
make an almost air line from Ashland,
on the Ohio River, to Augusta.
The surveying corps of the Three
C's under Capt. 0. A. Ramsour, has
just arrived at Union and will now
run over the entire line from Union
to Augusta for the purpose of chang
ing the alignment when practicable
and reducing the grades. When
this is done force OF hands will be
put upon this section of the road and
the work wil!ne rushed. Capt. RAM
sour and his corps, upon reaching Au-
gusta as stated above, will return to
Union and survey the line to Gaffney
City, and on to a point on the main
line OF the Three C's, probably by the
way OF High Shoals, N. c., where a
large cotton factory is being built by
Charlotte people.
The general manager states that
sixteen thousand shares of stock, or
$1,600,00O, was represented at the
meeting to-day. The stock of record
of the company is q, 900 shares.
w. E.G.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-11
PROGRESS OF THE > CS.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING IN CO.
LUMBIA LAST NIGHT.

The GObble of the Georgia and
Carolina Midland COmpIet-
eds-The Debts of the Old
Concern 10 be Paid at
Once.-Rapid Work
Under the new
Arrm mge-
meMts.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-04-23
Unpreceaenfed.

on last Wednesday tickets for Chief JUS
tce Cumegy's address upon the "Life,
Character and Public Services of John M.
Clayton" were first offered for sais, and by
Thursday evening six hundred 5000 were
sod. Manager BaylIs says this is the
most phenomenal sale of tickets yet recorded
iu the history of the Opera House. Even
at this date an audience worthy Delaware's
most distinguished citizen and his illustrious
subject is assured.
The invited guests of the occasion are
Hon. James q. Blame, Senator John Sher.
man, Secretary Of State Thomas I. Bayard,
Judge Kelley of Philadelphia, the CHIEF
Justices of Maryland, New Jersey and
Pennss lvania. George w. Childs, Colone
A. II. Mcclure, the Hon. Benjamin Harm
Brewster of President Arthur's Cabinet
the distinguished barrister, Mr.. Cons table {
Elkton, and prominent Stale officials.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-04-23

1t is said that dull times are not known
by the agents for the great publishing house
of George Stinson & Co., OF Portland, Maine
rhe reason of this exceptional success ia
found in the fact that they always give the
public that which is keenly appreciated and
at prices that all can afford. At present we
understand, their agents are dong wonder
fully we'll on several new lines. They need
many more agents in all parts of the country.
They who need profitable work should ap-
ply at once. Women do as we'll as men.
Experience is not ueeessary, for Messrs.
Sliuson & Co., undeIt.k TO show all who
are willing to work, not hard but earnestly,
the path to large success. 1t should remem-
bored that an agent can do handsome bust
ness without being away from home over
night. Another adyantage-its costs nothing
to give the business a trial, and an agent
can devote all his time, or only his spare
moments to it. Stnson & Co., guarantee
grand success to all who engage and follow
simple and plain directions that they give.
We have not space to explain all here, but
full particulars will be sent free to those who
address the firm; their address is given above
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-04-23
Some Street Suggestions.

Whoever is to be the future autoorat OF
tho street department whether the present,
incumbent or an appointee of the new COM
mission, the following is gratuitous.y sub.
tntted as wisdom from New YOrk-the re-
suit of the experience or the collective is
lom of the Health Protective Association OF
hat city.
The society urges that streets should be
cleaned at night between midnight and Z
o'clock a. M. that neither ashes nor gar
bage should be set out, but should be called
for at each door, and that the carrier carts
should be SO constructed as not to let thei
contents be blown about; that crematores
should be used ior all house refuge, ashes
and street sweepings; that all sidewalks
should be swept daily; that splitting on the
sidewalks and in street cars should be for
biddep, and that divers of manure laden
carts should be arrested il the manure be
not baled.
They advocate dividing the city into
small areas, each in charge of a street clean
ing foreman chosen by an assistant stree,
commissioner, and every third or fifth one
of these districts should be in charge OF a
woman inspector--a young or middle-aged
vigorous person as intelligent and we'll paid
as are the public school teachers.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-04-23
Demetrius the SiIyersmith,

On Monday the House passed the Citizens
Committee bill, regulating the pay and
qualification of counoilmen, with amend
ments limiting their paw to "a a week.
There is great difference between $500
which number of ou councilmen harvest By
their street -rner committee meetings, and
5000, as provided by this bill.
Council picklngs will not be SO great row.
The question is will the small salary attach.
ing to the office as provided in this law still
attract the same class of worthless wire-pull-
lug politicians who at plesent represent the
gieater number of our council membership.
In reducing their hope OF gains from $40 OF
sl2 per week down to "a it ia to be hoped
that less mercenaiy class of cltsens will
come forward as possible representatives In
council. The extreme terror that these off.
cials seem to in reminds ono OF the instance
IN Holy Writ where Demetrius the silver.
smith has arraigned the people Of Ephesus In
great trepidation say .ng "Slrs, ye know that
oy this craft we have our wealth."
So, our exemplary councilmen are cirou.
sting up aud down town, in extreme msnts,
commotiun over the dire prospects inipsnd-
ing. "By this craft, ''of committee meetings
these meier do weels," as Sandy would call
tnem, make their living. Some Of these
ofdoe-holders have not for years dobe days
work. They make business of living of
the public and now as the prospect draws
nigh of their bei.g compelled to follow some
decent trade in order to make an honest liy
ing they turn savagely around and bespatter
respectable citizens, who express themselves
weary of such imposition, with all the foul
aDuse and vituperstion that their accustomed
tongues suggest.